A little explanation…

This blog has been created for my undergraduate Civil Rights and Rhetoric course. It is meant to identify and analyze rhetorical responses to Constance McMillen's struggle to attend prom with her girlfriend and the ensuing political and social conflicts. These responses will be pulled from traditionally "non-academic" sources. Everyday people engage in rhetoric, too--and now you can study some of their banter on social media websites!

Entries from May 2010

Alright, I grabbed this image from the “Let Constance Take Her Girlfriend to Prom!” Posting such an image in this group about Constance McMillen is clearly pegging the prom ordeal as a lesbian–and HUMAN–rights issue. The image is split into four frames. In the first three frames, we are shown images of protest signs and […]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_WrgP3mgsw What interests me in this video actually pops up around 2:36 and 4:18. “crutches13” responds to an internet comment by a student from Constance’s high school. He says: “…but the problem I have is that they are saying that Constance is pushing them into doing things that they don’t want to do.” He continues […]